commonplace
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(satellite adjective) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" |
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Synonyms: humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous |
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(satellite adjective) completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities" |
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(satellite adjective) obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose" |
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Synonyms: banal, trivial |
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(satellite adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" |
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Synonyms: banal, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
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(noun) a trite or obvious remark |
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Synonyms: banality, bromide, cliche, platitude |
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Related Words: comment, remark, truism |
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